EC cancels registration of 17 political parties
According to the Commission, it came to its notice after a nationwide exercise that the 17 political parties had no national and regional offices as required by section 15 (1) of Act 574.
The Electoral Commission (EC), in accordance with the Political Parties Act 2000, (Act 574) has cancelled the registration certificates of 17 political parties.
According to the Commission, it came to its notice after a nationwide exercise that the 17 political parties had no national and regional offices as required by section 15 (1) of Act 574.
The same Act, in section 15 (3) mandates the Commission to cancel the registration of political parties which do not have offices at the national and regional levels.
“With some of the parties, their contact numbers cannot be reached. Their representatives do not show up at meetings,” said Dr Serebour Quaicoe, Director of the Electoral Services Department at the Commission, further adding that the EC in October gave the defaulting parties time to show cause for why their registration shouldn't be cancelled.
“Pursuant to the publication by the Electoral Commission dated 13th and 17th October 2022, the general public is hereby informed that the registration certificates of the underlisted political parties have been cancelled in accordance with Section 15 (3) (c) of the Political Parties Law, 2000 (Act 574) effective the 1st day of November 2022. The commission has therefore struck out the names or the above-mentioned entities from the list of Political Parties in Ghana” the Commission said in a statement.
The affected parties include; Democratic People’s Party (DPP), United Front Party (UFP), United Development System (UDSP), Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere, Yes People’s Party (YPP), and United Ghana Movement (UGM).
The rest are; Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), New Vision Party (NVP), Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP), Ghana National Party (GNP), Power Unity Party (PUP), United Progressive Party (UPP), Reform Patriotic Democrats (RPD), People’s Action Party (PAP), United Renaissance Party (URP), National Reform Party (NRP) and United Love Party (ULP).
